X.org, XFree86: Integer and stack overflows in libXpm

Background XFree86 and X.org are both implementations of the X Window System. Description Chris Evans has discovered multiple integer and stack overflow vulnerabilities in the X Pixmap library, libXpm, which is a part of the X Window System. These overflows can be exploited by the execution of a...

GLSA-200409-34 : X.org, XFree86: Integer and stack overflows in libXpm

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-34 X.org, XFree86: Integer and stack overflows in libXpm Chris Evans has discovered multiple integer and stack overflow vulnerabilities in the X Pixmap library, libXpm, which is a part of the X Window System. These overflow...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: XFree86 security update

Updated XFree86 packages that resolve various security issues and additionally provide a number of bug fixes and enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, which provides the graphical user interface, video drivers, etc. f...

security flaw

Buffer overflow in X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code while Ethereal is parsing keysyms...

X Window 4.04.14.2 - System Oversized Font Denial of Service

X Window 4.04.14.2 - System Oversized Font Denial of Service source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4966/info X Window System behaves unpredictably when handling an overly large font size. If an attacker can pass an overly large font size to X Window System, it is possible to cause a denial of...

X Window 4.0/4.1/4.2 - System Oversized Font Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4966/info X Window System behaves unpredictably when handling an overly large font size. If an attacker can pass an overly large font size to X Window System, it is possible to cause a denial of service condition. Remote exploitation of this issue is...

SCO OpenServer 5.0.x - StartX Weak XHost Permissions

SCO OpenServer 5.0.x - StartX Weak XHost Permissions source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2731/info OpenServer is a Unix based operating system distributed by Santa Cruz Operations. A problem in access control of the X server could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges. When the X...

SCO OpenServer 5.0.x - StartX Weak XHost Permissions

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2731/info OpenServer is a Unix based operating system distributed by Santa Cruz Operations. A problem in access control of the X server could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges. When the X Window System is started via the xhost script,...

[SECURITY] [DSA 030-2] New m68k packages of XFree86 released

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 030-2 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze February 12, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xfree86-1...

[SECURITY] [DSA-030-1] Multiple security problems in X

Package : xfree86-1 Vulnerability : buffer overflow, insecure tempfile handling, denial-of-service attack Debian-specific: no Chris Evans, Joseph S. Myers, Michal Zalewski, Alan Cox, and others have noted a number of problems in several components of the X Window System sample implementation from...

XFree86 3.3.5/3.3.6 - Xlib Display Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1805/info A vulnerability exists in xlib, the C language interface to the X Window System protocol. When applications linked to the xlib library are run, user-supplied values for the DISPLAY environment variable and the command-line argument -display are...

SCO Open Server 5.0.5 IRIX 6.2 ibX11X11 ToolkitAthena Widget Library - Local Buffer Overflow

SCO Open Server 5.0.5 IRIX 6.2 ibX11X11 ToolkitAthena Widget Library - Local Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/884/info SCO Openserver and SGI IRIX 6.2 confirmed, possibly others are vulnerable to several buffer overflows in various shared libraries related to the X...

SCO Open Server 5.0.5 / IRIX 6.2 ibX11/X11 Toolkit/Athena Widget Library - Local Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/884/info SCO Openserver and SGI IRIX 6.2 confirmed, possibly others are vulnerable to several buffer overflows in various shared libraries related to the X window system. This means that all programs which link to these libraries could be vulnerable to...